204 events with tag "Catholic"
493
ID: 2818
Clovis marries Clotilde - Burgundian Catholic princess, begins influencing him toward Catholicism rather than Arianism
ID: 2818
507
ID: 2824
Clovis declares war on Visigoths - claims divine mission to defeat Arian heretics, Byzantine Emperor supports with fleet
ID: 2824
590
ID: 4816
Lombards begin converting to Catholicism - Queen Theodelinda leads conversion from Arianism
ID: 4816
1517
ID: 3527
St. Thomas More (age 39) already defending Catholic truth in England - Writes to Erasmus: 'As things are, the world is full of frenzy, and it seems to grow worse from day to day'
ID: 3527
1600
ID: 3445
St. Joseph Calasanz founds Piarists - free education for poor - 'If from childhood a child is instructed in religion and letters, one can hope for a happy life'
ID: 3445
1603
ID: 3447
Jesuit Superior General reports 13,000 members worldwide - 550 colleges and universities - Confessors to most Catholic princes
ID: 3447
1608
ID: 3450
St. Francis de Sales publishes 'Introduction to Devout Life' - Shows holiness possible for laity - 'Be who you are and be that well'
ID: 3450
1609
ID: 3451
St. Frances of Rome canonized - model for married sanctity - Her life proves holiness exists in all states against Protestant rejection of saints
ID: 3451
1618
ID: 3465
Defenestration of Prague - Thirty Years War begins - Protestant Bohemian nobles throw Catholic governors from window
ID: 3465
1622
ID: 3473
Prince Charles and Buckingham secret journey to Madrid for Spanish Match - Protestant horror at future king courting Catholic bride - Meanwhile Frederick loses all hereditary lands
ID: 3473
1664
ID: 482
Beginning of 54 years of apparitions to Benoite Rencurel at Laus, France (ending 1718)
ID: 482
1700
ID: 469
St. John Baptist de La Salle founds teaching method for Christian Brothers to educate poor, countering Enlightenment elitism
ID: 469
1706
ID: 472
St. Louis de Montfort prophesies apostles of latter times: 'like clouds thundering and flying through the air'
ID: 472
1720
ID: 483
St. Paul of the Cross founds Passionists after visions of Church's coming passion
ID: 483
1729
ID: 493
St. Alphonsus Liguori ordained - will combat Jansenism with 111 works defending God's mercy
ID: 493
1745
ID: 523
St. Benedict Joseph Labre born - future 'Beggar Saint' who chooses radical poverty
ID: 523
1751
ID: 543
St. Paul of the Cross in ecstasy warns: 'The devil rages because his time is short'
ID: 543
1758
ID: 555
St. Gerard Majella dies - Redemptorist wonder-worker with bilocations and prophecies
ID: 555
1769
ID: 574
St. Paul of the Cross vision: Christ warns 'Church will suffer greatly from reason alone'
ID: 574
1770
ID: 577
St. Benedict Joseph Labre begins life as pilgrim beggar visiting every major European shrine
ID: 577
1783
ID: 616
St. Benedict Joseph Labre dies in Rome - 136 miracles verified immediately
ID: 616
1784
ID: 5537
Yi Seung-hun baptized in Beijing, returns to establish Catholic Church in Korea
ID: 5537
1787
ID: 627
St. Alphonsus Liguori dies at 91 - founded Redemptorists, wrote 'Glories of Mary'
ID: 627
1789
ID: 637
St. Alphonsus vision: Christ warns 'enemies believe they'll destroy My Church but new flowering will spring'
ID: 637
1796
ID: 660
St. Julie Billiart paralyzed 22 years has vision: 'I need victims for My Church' - founds Notre Dame Sisters
ID: 660
1800
ID: 673
St. Madeleine Sophie Barat age 20 founds Sacred Heart Society after vision - will establish 100+ schools
ID: 673
1801
ID: 5538
Sinyu Persecution - hundreds of Korean Catholics martyred including Chinese priest Zhou Wenmo
ID: 5538
1803
ID: 682
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton converts to Catholicism - will found American Catholic education system
ID: 682
1813
ID: 705
Calderari split from Carbonari - become Catholic legitimists opposing revolutionary societies
ID: 705
1815
ID: 716
St. John Vianney ordained at 29, assigned to 'godless' Ars - Christ promises pilgrimage site
ID: 716
1816
ID: 719
St. Joseph Cafasso begins prison ministry in Turin - accompanies 60 condemned to execution
ID: 719
1817
ID: 723
St. John Bosco born - mother dreams: 'You will be shepherd of many children'
ID: 723
1818
ID: 728
Ars transformation - Vianney 16 hours daily in confessional, devil attacks nightly
ID: 728
1818
ID: 724
May 5, 1818
Karl Marx born in Trier, Germany (90% Roman Catholic city)
ID: 724
1820
ID: 738
St. Catherine Laboure born - future visionary of Miraculous Medal
ID: 738
1820
ID: 739
Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich has visions of Christ's Passion - My Church seems destroyed but will rise
ID: 739
1824
ID: 758
St. Bernadette Soubirous born in poverty - heaven preparing Lourdes visionary
ID: 758
1835
ID: 805
St. John Vianney - 20,000 pilgrims yearly to Ars, reads souls in confession
ID: 805
1841
ID: 831
St. John Bosco ordained - begins work with street children, dream of pergola of roses
ID: 831
1843
ID: 839
Sister Marie of St. Peter receives Holy Face devotion at Tours Carmel - Golden Arrow prayer
ID: 839
1844
ID: 852
St. Bernadette age 10 - asthma forces countryside, practicing severe penances for sinners
ID: 852
1848
ID: 868
St. John Bosco founds Oratory - boys dying see heaven, multiplication of food witnessed
ID: 868
1850
ID: 885
St. Anthony Mary Claret founds Claretians - survives 15 assassination attempts
ID: 885
1859
ID: 925
Blessed Leon Dupont promotes Holy Face devotion - oil lamp becomes miraculous, thousands healed
ID: 925
1859
ID: 923
August 4, 1859
St. John Vianney dies - 100,000 pilgrims yearly, promoted Holy Face devotion, body incorrupt
ID: 923
1862
ID: 939
St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows dies at 24 - passionate devotion to Sorrowful Mother and Holy Face
ID: 939
1866
ID: 955
Marie-Julie Jahenny receives stigmata - Christ reveals coming chastisements and triumph
ID: 955
1866
ID: 5540
Great Persecution of 1866 - 8,000 Korean Catholics killed including French missionaries
ID: 5540
1873
ID: 995
St. Therese of Lisieux born - will teach Little Way to counter modern complexity
ID: 995
1876
ID: 1004
St. Gemma Galgani born - future stigmatist
ID: 1004
1876
ID: 1005
Blessed Elena Guerra begins promoting Holy Spirit devotion - Christ: World has forgotten Holy Spirit
ID: 1005
1885
ID: 1069
April 9, 1885
St. Therese enters Carmel at age 15 - takes name Therese of Child Jesus and Holy Face
ID: 1069
1888
ID: 1084
St. Frances Cabrini arrives in America - Pope told her Not East but West - founds 67 institutions
ID: 1084
1889
ID: 1091
Blessed Charles de Foucauld begins conversion through Abbe Huvelin - could do nothing else but live for God
ID: 1091
1890
ID: 1099
Charles de Foucauld enters Trappists at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, transfers to poorest monastery in Akbes
ID: 1099
1894
ID: 1115
St. Frances Cabrini arrives in America - Pope told her Not East but West - founds 67 institutions
ID: 1115
1894
ID: 1116
Celine Martin enters Lisieux Carmel age 25 as Sister Genevieve - skilled photographer and artist
ID: 1116
1894
ID: 1117
St. Maximilian Kolbe born - future martyr of charity
ID: 1117
1894
ID: 1118
Blessed Miguel Pro born - future Mexican martyr
ID: 1118
1897
ID: 1138
Foucauld in Nazareth lives as hermit servant at Poor Clare convent - develops intense Holy Face devotion
ID: 1138
1897
ID: 1137
September 30, 1897
St. Therese dies at 24 gazing at Holy Face image - My God, I love You! - promises to spend heaven doing good on earth
ID: 1137
1899
ID: 1144
St. Gemma Galgani receives stigmata - Christ: I need victims, and strong victims
ID: 1144
1901
ID: 1148
June 9, 1901
Foucauld ordained priest at 43, returns to Sahara - builds hermitage at Beni Abbes as Universal Brother
ID: 1148
1902
ID: 1152
St. Pio of Pietrelcina enters Capuchins - already experiencing diabolic attacks, guardian angel visible
ID: 1152
1905
ID: 1158
Foucauld at Tamanrasset deep in Sahara - only Christian among Muslims for 500 miles, daily Blessed Sacrament exposition
ID: 1158
1906
ID: 1164
February 25, 1906
Sister Geneviève of the Holy Face (Céline Martin) (1906-1959) - Survives Thérèse by 62 years - Promotes Holy Face through art and photography - Witnesses Thérèse's canonization (1925) - Helps spread 'Little Way' globally - Dies February 25, 1959
ID: 1164
1910
ID: 1198
St. Maximilian Kolbe has vision of two crowns - Our Lady offers white (purity) and red (martyrdom) - 'I choose both!' - prophecy of Auschwitz
ID: 1198
1910
ID: 1189
August 8, 1910
Pope Pius X lowers age for First Communion to 7 years old with decree 'Quam Singulari' - 'The age of discretion for receiving Holy Communion is when a child knows the difference between ordinary bread and the Eucharist'
ID: 1189
1910
ID: 1190
September 1, 1910
Pope Pius X institutes anti-Modernist oath for all clergy in 'Sacrorum Antistitum' - 'I sincerely hold that the doctrine of faith was handed down to us from the apostles through the orthodox Fathers'
ID: 1190
1912
ID: 1210
Harry Hay born to Catholic family, attended St. Gregory Catholic Church
ID: 1210
1912
ID: 1212
St. Maximilian Kolbe sent to Rome, attends Pontifical Gregorian University, earns doctorates in philosophy (1915) and theology (1919/1922)
ID: 1212
1914
ID: 1231
Pope St. Pius X dies of broken heart - 'I have seen the war' - dies offering life for peace
ID: 1231
1914
ID: 1224
August 20, 1914
Pope Saint Pius X dies - last entry before World War I
ID: 1224
1914
ID: 1225
September 3, 1914
Pope Benedict XV elected one month after World War I begins, issues 'Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum' - 'Because of the love of Jesus that burns in our heart, we feel ourselves the father of all'
ID: 1225
1916
ID: 1243
FATIMA: Angel of Portugal appears to three children - Teaches prayer: 'My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, I love You'
ID: 1243
1916
ID: 1242
December 1, 1916
Foucauld martyred by Senussi raiders - Dies clutching monstrance with Blessed Sacrament - Found with Sacred Heart and Holy Face images
ID: 1242
1917
ID: 1260
May 13, 1917
OUR LADY OF FATIMA - First apparition to Lucia, Francisco, Jacinta - Six apparitions through October 13
ID: 1260
1917
ID: 1261
July 13, 1917
Fatima: Vision of hell, Three Secrets revealed - 'Russia will spread her errors throughout the world'
ID: 1261
1917
ID: 1244
August 1, 1917
Pope Benedict XV issues peace proposal in 'Dès le Début' calling WWI 'useless slaughter'
ID: 1244
1917
ID: 1254
October 1917
St. Maximilian Kolbe witnesses Masonic demonstrations in Rome - banners read: 'Satan must reign in the Vatican. The Pope will be his slave.'
ID: 1254
1917
ID: 1262
October 13, 1917
Fatima: Miracle of Sun witnessed by 70,000 - Solar disc dances, dries rain-soaked crowd
ID: 1262
1917
ID: 1255
October 16, 1917
St. Maximilian Kolbe founds Militia Immaculatae in response to anti-Catholic Masonic demonstrations
ID: 1255
1918
ID: 1269
St. Maximilian Kolbe ordained as priest, returns to newly independent Poland
ID: 1269
1918
ID: 1274
September 20, 1918
St. Padre Pio receives stigmata - Wounds will bleed for 50 years - 'I need victims to save sinners'
ID: 1274
1919
ID: 1282
Blessed Francisco and Jacinta die (1919-1920) - Offer everything for sinners and Holy Father
ID: 1282
1920
ID: 1283
May 23, 1920
Pope Benedict XV issues 'Pacem Dei Munus Pulcherrimum' on peace and Christian reconciliation
ID: 1283
1922
ID: 1306
January 22, 1922
Pope Benedict XV dies
ID: 1306
1922
ID: 1305
February 6, 1922
Pope Pius XI elected, issues 'Ubi Arcano Dei Consilio' (December 23, 1922) - 'Where, according to the hidden design of God'
ID: 1305
1923
ID: 1321
St. Thérèse declared patroness of missions - Never left cloister but converts millions - Roses fall worldwide at her intercession
ID: 1321
1925
ID: 1338
December 10, 1925
Sister Lucia's vision at Pontevedra - Child Jesus and Our Lady appear - Five First Saturdays devotion revealed
ID: 1338
1925
ID: 1329
December 11, 1925
Pope Pius XI establishes feast of Christ the King with encyclical 'Quas Primas' - 'Christ must reign in our minds'
ID: 1329
1927
ID: 1346
November 23, 1927
Blessed Miguel Pro martyred in Mexico - Refuses blindfold, extends arms as cross - 'Viva Cristo Rey!'
ID: 1346
1929
ID: 1363
June 13, 1929
Lucia's vision at Tuy - Trinity and Our Lady appear - 'The moment has come for consecration of Russia'
ID: 1363
1930
ID: 1366
Pope Pius XI's encyclical condemns eugenics
ID: 1366
1930
ID: 1387
Blessed Maria Pierina De Micheli - Holy Face visions in Milan - Christ asks for Holy Face Medal to combat communism
ID: 1387
1930
ID: 1364
December 31, 1930
Pope Pius XI issues 'Casti Connubii' on Christian marriage - 'The love of husband and wife... partakes of the eternal divine love'
ID: 1364
1931
ID: 1390
Pope Pius XI: 'Religious socialism, Christian socialism, are contradictory terms; no one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true socialist'
ID: 1390
1931
ID: 1392
February 22, 1931
DIVINE MERCY VISION TO ST. FAUSTINA - Jesus appears with red and white rays from heart - 'Paint an image according to what you see'
ID: 1392
1931
ID: 1388
May 15, 1931
Pope Pius XI issues 'Quadragesimo Anno' on 40th anniversary of Rerum Novarum
ID: 1388
1932
ID: 1399
November 29, 1932
Our Lady of Beauraing, Belgium begins - 33 apparitions to 5 children through January 3, 1933
ID: 1399
1933
ID: 1414
January 15, 1933
Our Lady of Banneux, Belgium begins - 8 apparitions to Mariette Beco through March 2
ID: 1414
1936
ID: 1450
Little Brothers of Jesus founded on Foucauld's spirituality - Living contemplation among the poorest
ID: 1450
1936
ID: 1451
Little Sisters of Jesus founded by Sr. Magdeleine - Follow Foucauld's way among Muslims, nomads, prisoners
ID: 1451
1936
ID: 1453
St. Leopold Mandić spends 15 hours daily in confessional - 'I am crucified in the confessional'
ID: 1453
1937
ID: 1454
March 14, 1937
Pope Pius XI condemns Nazi ideology in encyclical 'Mit brennender Sorge' - 'Whoever exalts race... distorts and perverts an order of the world planned and created by God'
ID: 1454
1937
ID: 1455
March 19, 1937
Pope Pius XI condemns atheistic communism in encyclical 'Divini Redemptoris' - 'Communism is intrinsically wrong'
ID: 1455
1938
ID: 1464
Fulton Sheen responds: 'We Catholics cannot join your United Front because we have found you out'
ID: 1464
1938
ID: 1475
October 5, 1938
St. Faustina dies - 'Tell aching mankind to snuggle close to My merciful Heart'
ID: 1475
1939
ID: 1481
St. Maximilian Kolbe: 'Atheistic Communism seems to rage ever more wildly. Its origin can easily be located in that criminal mafia that calls itself Freemasonry'
ID: 1481
1939
ID: 1476
February 10, 1939
Pope Pius XI dies
ID: 1476
1939
ID: 1477
March 2, 1939
Pope Pius XII elected on eve of World War II
ID: 1477
1940
ID: 1501
Blessed Franz Jägerstätter refuses Nazi service - 'I cannot serve both Christ and Hitler' - Beheaded 1943
ID: 1501
1941
ID: 1510
August 14, 1941
St. Maximilian Kolbe at Auschwitz - Volunteers to die for family man - Killed by injection August 14
ID: 1510
1942
ID: 1522
St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein) to Auschwitz - Jewish philosopher become Carmelite - Dies in gas chamber
ID: 1522
1943
ID: 1523
June 29, 1943
Pope Pius XII issues encyclical 'Mystici Corporis' on Church as Body of Christ
ID: 1523
1943
ID: 1524
September 30, 1943
Pope Pius XII issues 'Divino Afflante Spiritu' on biblical studies
ID: 1524
1946
ID: 1580
September 10, 1946
Mother Teresa receives 'call within call' - 'I was to leave the convent and work with the poor'
ID: 1580
1947
ID: 1598
Our Lady of Casanova Staffora, Italy begins (1947-1959) - Appears to Angela Volpini
ID: 1598
1947
ID: 1599
Blessed Marthe Robin - stigmatist living only on Eucharist (1947-1990)
ID: 1599
1947
ID: 1581
November 20, 1947
Pope Pius XII issues 'Mediator Dei' on sacred liturgy
ID: 1581
1949
ID: 1623
July 1949
Pope Pius XII's Decree Against Communism excommunicates Catholics who join Communist Parties
ID: 1623
1950
ID: 1645
Dogma of Assumption proclaimed - Heaven confirms what faithful always believed
ID: 1645
1950
ID: 1646
Mother Teresa founds Missionaries of Charity - 'We do it for Jesus'
ID: 1646
1950
ID: 1641
June 2, 1950
Pope Francis beatifies seven bishops killed 'in hatred of the faith' between 1950-1970 in Romania
ID: 1641
1950
ID: 1625
August 12, 1950
Pope Pius XII condemns false theological opinions in 'Humani Generis'
ID: 1625
1950
ID: 1626
November 1, 1950
Pope Pius XII declares dogma of Assumption of Mary in 'Munificentissimus Deus'
ID: 1626
1950
ID: 1654
December 24, 1950
Christmas Eve 1950: Bella Dodd attends Midnight Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Church
ID: 1654
1951
ID: 1655
Easter 1951: Bella Dodd begins weekly instruction with Sheen
ID: 1655
1953
ID: 1683
Padre Pio founds hospital: 'House for Relief of Suffering' - Miracles multiply
ID: 1683
1955
ID: 1695
Pope Pius XII reforms Holy Week liturgy
ID: 1695
1956
ID: 1706
May 15, 1956
Pope Pius XII issues 'Haurietis Aquas' on Sacred Heart devotion
ID: 1706
1958
ID: 1747
St. John XXIII elected - calls Vatican II - Vision: 'A new Pentecost'
ID: 1747
1958
ID: 1733
October 9, 1958
October 9: Pope Pius XII dies
ID: 1733
1958
ID: 1734
October 28, 1958
October 28: Pope Saint John XXIII elected at age 76
ID: 1734
1959
ID: 1749
Pope John XXIII announces Second Vatican Council, shocking the world
ID: 1749
1959
ID: 1748
June 29, 1959
Pope John XXIII announces Second Vatican Council with 'Ad Petri Cathedram'
ID: 1748
1961
ID: 1779
OUR LADY OF AKITA, JAPAN begins - 'The work of the devil will infiltrate even the Church'
ID: 1779
1961
ID: 1768
May 15, 1961
Pope John XXIII issues 'Mater et Magistra' on social progress and human dignity
ID: 1768
1961
ID: 1778
October 13, 1961
Blessed Alexandrina da Costa dies (October 13 - Fatima anniversary) - Lived 13 years on Eucharist alone
ID: 1778
1962
ID: 1792
Second Vatican Council begins (1962-1965) - Battle between modernists and orthodox
ID: 1792
1962
ID: 1780
October 11, 1962
October 11: Pope John XXIII opens Second Vatican Council with 'Gaudet Mater Ecclesia'
ID: 1780
1963
ID: 1793
April 11, 1963
Pope John XXIII issues 'Pacem in Terris' on peace during Cuban Missile Crisis
ID: 1793
1963
ID: 1794
June 3, 1963
June 3: Pope Saint John XXIII dies
ID: 1794
1963
ID: 1795
June 21, 1963
June 21: Pope Saint Paul VI elected, continuing Second Vatican Council
ID: 1795
1964
ID: 1806
August 6, 1964
Pope Paul VI issues 'Ecclesiam Suam' on dialogue within the Church
ID: 1806
1965
ID: 1812
Pope Paul VI completes Second Vatican Council, becomes first pope to visit United States
ID: 1812
1967
ID: 1829
March 26, 1967
Pope Paul VI issues 'Populorum Progressio' on development of peoples - 'Development is the new name for peace'
ID: 1829
1968
ID: 1845
July 25, 1968
Pope Paul VI issues controversial 'Humanae Vitae' reaffirming ban on contraception
ID: 1845
1968
ID: 1855
September 23, 1968
St. Padre Pio dies - Stigmata disappears, 100,000 at funeral
ID: 1855
1972
ID: 1898
June 1972
Pope Paul VI states: 'The smoke of Satan has entered the Church'
ID: 1898
1973
ID: 1922
OUR LADY OF AKITA, JAPAN - Wooden statue weeps 101 times, warns of Church infiltration
ID: 1922
1975
ID: 1931
December 8, 1975
Pope Paul VI publishes 'Evangelii Nuntiandi' on evangelization in the modern world
ID: 1931
1978
ID: 1950
John Paul I: 'God is our father; even more God is our mother' - demonstrating accessible teaching
ID: 1950
1978
ID: 1960
Pope St. John Paul II elected - 'Be not afraid! Open wide the doors to Christ!'
ID: 1960
1978
ID: 1947
August 6, 1978
August 6: Pope Saint Paul VI dies
ID: 1947
1978
ID: 1948
August 26, 1978
August 26: Pope John Paul I elected, taking double name honoring predecessors
ID: 1948
1978
ID: 1949
September 28, 1978
September 28: Pope John Paul I dies suddenly after only 33 days
ID: 1949
1978
ID: 1951
October 16, 1978
October 16: Pope Saint John Paul II elected as first Polish pope
ID: 1951
1978
ID: 1952
October 22, 1978
October 22: Pope John Paul II inaugural homily - 'Do not be afraid! Open wide the doors for Christ!'
ID: 1952
1979
ID: 1962
Pope John Paul II begins pontificate that will span 26 years
ID: 1962
1979
ID: 1976
First Poland pilgrimage - 10 million attend - 'Let Your Spirit descend and renew the face of the earth'
ID: 1976
1979
ID: 1961
March 4, 1979
March 4: Pope John Paul II issues 'Redemptor Hominis' - 'Man cannot live without love'
ID: 1961
1979
ID: 1970
June 2, 1979
June 2-11: Pope John Paul II's historic Poland visit - 'nine days that changed the world'
ID: 1970
1980
ID: 1989
Our Lady of Kibeho, Rwanda begins - Visions of genocide shown - 'The world is on edge of catastrophe'
ID: 1989
1980
ID: 1988
March 24, 1980
St. Óscar Romero martyred - Shot at altar after defending poor
ID: 1988
1980
ID: 1977
November 30, 1980
November 30: Pope John Paul II issues 'Dives in Misericordia' on divine mercy
ID: 1977
1981
ID: 2000
May 13, 1981
MAY 13: Assassination attempt on John Paul II - Feast of Fatima - 'One hand fired, another guided bullet'
ID: 2000
1981
ID: 1990
September 14, 1981
Pope John Paul II issues 'Laborem Exercens' on human work - 'Work is a fundamental dimension of man's existence'
ID: 1990
1984
ID: 2028
March 25, 1984
March 25: Consecration of World to Immaculate Heart - Sister Lucia confirms accepted
ID: 2028
1985
ID: 2029
June 2, 1985
June 2: Pope John Paul II issues 'Slavorum Apostoli' on Saints Cyril and Methodius
ID: 2029
1987
ID: 2045
March 25, 1987
March 25: Pope John Paul II issues 'Redemptoris Mater' on the Blessed Virgin Mary
ID: 2045
1987
ID: 2046
December 30, 1987
December 30: Pope John Paul II issues 'Sollicitudo Rei Socialis' on social concerns
ID: 2046
1990
ID: 2068
December 7, 1990
December 7: Pope John Paul II issues 'Redemptoris Missio' on missionary activity
ID: 2068
1991
ID: 2083
Pope John Paul II: 'Fundamental error of socialism is anthropological in nature'
ID: 2083
1991
ID: 2093
Soviet Union falls - Fatima prophecy fulfilled - 'Russia will be converted'
ID: 2093
1991
ID: 2082
May 1, 1991
May 1: Pope John Paul II issues 'Centesimus Annus' on 100th anniversary of Rerum Novarum
ID: 2082
1993
ID: 2103
August 6, 1993
August 6: Pope John Paul II issues 'Veritatis Splendor' on moral theology
ID: 2103
1995
ID: 2122
March 25, 1995
March 25: Pope John Paul II issues 'Evangelium Vitae' on the Gospel of Life
ID: 2122
1995
ID: 2123
May 25, 1995
May 25: Pope John Paul II issues 'Ut Unum Sint' on ecumenism
ID: 2123
1997
ID: 3026
September 5, 1997
St. Teresa of Calcutta dies - Served 'Jesus in distressing disguise' of poor - 'Do small things with great love' - Dark night revealed
ID: 3026
2000
ID: 3053
Divine Mercy Sunday established universally - St. Faustina canonized - 'Mankind will not have peace until it turns to Divine Mercy'
ID: 3053
2002
ID: 3080
St. Josemaría Escrivá canonized - 300,000 attend, largest ever - Universal call to holiness proclaimed
ID: 3080
2003
ID: 3081
April 17, 2003
Pope John Paul II issues 'Ecclesia de Eucharistia' on the Eucharist - 'The Church draws her life from the Eucharist'
ID: 3081
2004
ID: 3104
November 30, 2004
Johnine Leininger provides certified affidavit testimony about Bella Dodd's speech claiming to personally place 1,200 men in Catholic seminaries
ID: 3104
2005
ID: 3111
April 2, 2005
Pope Saint John Paul II dies after 26-year pontificate
ID: 3111
2005
ID: 3112
April 19, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI elected as German theologian Joseph Ratzinger
ID: 3112
2005
ID: 3127
November 13, 2005
Charles de Foucauld beatified by Benedict XVI - Model of contemplation and evangelization through presence
ID: 3127
2005
ID: 3113
December 25, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI issues first encyclical 'Deus Caritas Est' on divine and human love
ID: 3113
2007
ID: 3149
September 16, 2007
Marie-Céline beatified in Bordeaux - Poor Clare who died at 19 recognized
ID: 3149
2007
ID: 3136
November 30, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI issues 'Spe Salvi' on Christian hope
ID: 3136
2009
ID: 3165
June 29, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI issues 'Caritas in Veritate' on charity and truth in social teaching
ID: 3165
2010
ID: 3193
Shroud of Turin public exposition - 2 million pilgrims venerate - Pope Benedict XVI: 'This is an icon written in blood'
ID: 3193
2013
ID: 3233
February 28, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI resigns due to advanced age, becoming Pope Emeritus - first pope to resign in 600 years
ID: 3233
2013
ID: 3234
March 13, 2013
Pope Francis elected as first Jesuit pope, first from Americas, taking name of St. Francis
ID: 3234
2013
ID: 3235
June 29, 2013
Pope Francis issues 'Lumen Fidei' completing Benedict XVI's trilogy on faith
ID: 3235
2013
ID: 3236
November 24, 2013
Pope Francis issues 'Evangelii Gaudium' on evangelization - 'How I would like a Church which is poor and for the poor!'
ID: 3236
2016
ID: 3290
Alice von Hildebrand interview: Bella Dodd recruited 1,100 men without faith or morals into seminaries
ID: 3290
2016
ID: 3295
Year of Mercy - Divine Mercy spreads globally
ID: 3295
2016
ID: 3284
March 19, 2016
Pope Francis issues 'Amoris Laetitia' on family life and pastoral care
ID: 3284
2016
ID: 3296
September 4, 2016
Mother Teresa canonized - Model of charity without compromise - Holy Face devotion central
ID: 3296
2018
ID: 3307
Pope Francis requests recitation of St. Michael Prayer for Church's protection
ID: 3307
2020
ID: 3345
Carlo Acutis beatified - first millennial - 'The Eucharist is my highway to heaven'
ID: 3345
2024
ID: 3388
October 24, 2024
Pope Francis issues 'Dilexit Nos' on the Heart of Jesus Christ - 'He loved us'
ID: 3388
2025
ID: 3414
May 8, 2025
Pope Leo XIV becomes first American pope and first from Augustinian order in Church history
ID: 3414